Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Owner Kenvue in $40 Billion Deal
Kimberly-Clark Corp. agreed to buy Kenvue Inc. in a cash and stock deal that values the consumer-health company that owns brands like Tylenol at about $40 billion.
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Paolo Carzana: London’s Slow Fashion Poet
The Welsh designer’s fledgling label is set to draw a bigger spotlight at London Fashion Week this season.
BoF Masterclass | The Complete Guide to Communicating Value to Shoppers
Watch on demand a BoF Professional Masterclass that explores the topic in our latest case study, “The Complete Guide to Communicating Value to Shoppers.”
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Next Seoul Cycle
Walmart invests in K-Beauty’s new haircare frontier.
Join Imran Amed and the BoF Professional Community During Milan Fashion Week
Join us for a special Q&A session with BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed, hosted at The Wilde in Milan. From analysis of the global fashion and beauty industries to career and personal advice, you will be able to ask Imran anything!
When Big Beauty Pulled Out of NYFW, Indies Stepped Up
New York’s backstages were ruled by smaller brands making their Fashion Week debuts as big-name brands increasingly divest their sponsorships.
In New York, Heiresses and Working Girls
The clothes on offer at New York Fashion Week ranged from fanciful to practical to a perfect mix of the two, reports Lynn Yaeger.
A Quiet New York Fashion Week Leaves Behind Big Questions
This week, New York-based designers confronted industry-wide challenges, and problems all their own.
The Problems With Gucci and Dior
After recently doubling their sales in less than five years, LVMH’s Dior and Kering’s Gucci are both facing serious headwinds, but their predicaments are as different as they are similar, writes Luca Solca.
Why Luxury Is Broken
The sheer number of changes at the top of big brands this week is a sign the industry is still searching for a way out of its current troubles.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: Can Beauty Sell Without Social?
We asked Lush, the bodycare giant which closed its accounts in 2021.
Marc Jacobs’ American Anatomy
‘I have come to understand that fear is not my enemy — it is a necessary companion to creativity, authenticity, integrity, and life’ was the crux of the message accompanying a line up that referenced Rei Kawakubo’s notorious ‘tumour’ collection two weeks after the US presidential inauguration.
This Week: Trump’s Tariffs, New York Fashion Week, Retail Earnings
The schedule is missing some big names, but added a high-stakes debut at Calvin Klein. Plus, Ralph Lauren, e.l.f., Tapestry and others report fourth-quarter results.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush to Step Down
On Thursday, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced that CEO Caroline Rush will step down from her position from June 2025, ending a 16-year run.